Center for Development & Entrepreneurship
Our Business Circle
Established in 2025, the Business Circle is a community of business leaders and investors from across global growth markets, who also serve as the Center’s Advisory Board.
The Legatum Center invites business leaders and investors who share a passion for advancing sustainable prosperity through entrepreneurship and innovation, to join its Business Circle and help redefine the future of growth markets.
For more information or how to get involved, please contact Rania Helmy, Senior Advisor for Strategy and Partnerships at rhelmy@mit.edu.
Business Circle Members
Dr. Adam Sharkawy
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Material Impact
Africa Finance Corporation represented by Sameh Shenouda
Executive Board Member & Chief Investment Officer
Dr. Amr Awadallah
Founder & CEO, Vectara
Anuj Srivastava
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Livspace
Dr. Bassim Halaby
Chief Executive Officer, Benchmark Development
Bunmi Akinyemiju
Partner, GreenHouse Capital Africa
Dee Poon
President of Brands and Retailing, Tessellation Group
Ehi Binitie
CEO,:brij, Co-founder, Rancard & Founder, Clear Space Labs
Ibrahim Sagna
Dr. Maher Hakim
Founder and CEO, Innovation Foundry
Mohammed Hamad Alghanim
Chief Executive Officer, Hamad S. Alghanim & Sons Group
Randa Jamali Charamand
Chief Operating Officer, Benchmark
Ridzki Kramadibrata
Commissioner, Grab Indonesia
Sayuri Sharper
CEO, Kuo Sharper Initiative (KSI)
Dr. Ritesh Malik
Founder, Innov8 Coworking
